The Antonito Trojans's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 53-24 loss at the hands of Primero. Antonito was down 41-18 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Antonito lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Destanaya Quintana, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Quintana hasn't dropped below three steals for four straight games.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Antonito struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Primero posted nine assists.
Leading Primero to victory were Isabela Maldonado and Riley Monarco. Maldonado scored ten points along with seven rebounds and four steals, while Monarco dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Monarco has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aimee Mincic, who scored seven points.
Antonito dropped their record down to 1-14 with that defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 25.0 points per game. As for Primero, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12.
Antonito will take on Sangre de Cristo at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Primero, they will head out on the road to square off against Moffat at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Primero focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 on Tuesday.
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